But from those who seemed to be something--whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows partiality to no man--so to me, those with influence contributed nothing,

As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.

I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself too highly, beyond what you should think, but to think soberly, as God has imparted to each one a measure of faith.

Be of the same mind toward one another. Not minding the high things, but associating with the humble. Do not become wise in your own opinion.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has come to know nothing yet as he ought to know.

And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me! For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing have I been inferior to the super apostles, though I am nothing.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

But evil men and impostors shall advance worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceiving his heart, the religion of this [man] is useless.

If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.